eliminating the torsion bars?

[ahardb0dy]

I was thinking of doing this a while ago but never did, probably won't do it now either but wanted to ask. Anyone ever remove the torsion bars and mount a set of coil overs/struts like the newer trucks use?

[jbdevega]

lol, funny you ask because i plan on doing this next weekend. only thing is i dunno what the spring rate is of our T-bars so i dunno what coils to get.

 

Well i know that SAS pathys go with 300-400 spring rate but i thought that would be too soft with IFS, then i found out that that the 2nd gen X is only about 300lbs heavyer then our pathys, and they use about 450-500 rate. so now i have 300 lbs coils and 500 lbs coils sitting at my house and i think ill try the 500 first and swap to the 300 if my ride is too stiff.

 

oh and i choose to lose the T-bars because im running IFS on 7" lift, and ive found that the T-bars trasfer weight horribly on top of the fact that ive pretty much beat them so bad that they are starting to bind up.

[ahardb0dy]

FSM says the torsion bars are 144.5 lb/in

[jbdevega]

hmm think 500 lbs is over kill?

[ahardb0dy]

not sure if that torsion bar number translates directly over to the same number that the coils are rated at

[jbdevega]

i dont think they do because i know the t-bars are preloaded much more then coils.

[Cuong Nguyen]

There was a guy who put something together and ran coilovers adapted to the 4" trailmaster kit. He sold it to a guy with a Hardbody. I remember seeing it over on 4x4parts.

[jbdevega]

well im basically running Trailmaster 4" + AC 3", room is so crapped in the wheel well that i wouldnt recommend running coilovers unless you do have the trailmaster lift.

[Precise1]

hmm think 500 lbs is over kill?

 

I'll bet you'll have excellent downward articulation!!

 

B

[Simon]

I'll bet you'll have excellent downward articulation!!

 

B

And upper bumpstops that look like pancakes in no time!

[tmoore4512]

This is a pretty cool idea. I don't mind t bars...they are a tried and true design. But the coil over design is awesome, and easier to field repair (depends on how you look at it...)

[jbdevega]

And upper bumpstops that look like pancakes in no time!

 

already half way there with T-bars still.

[87pathy]

a guy on pirate 4x4 did this,, maybe have a look.